Homeland Security Boss Noem in Hot Water After Response to Minneapolis Killings
Hundreds gather around a growing memorial site at 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue South in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 earlier in the day. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)
Noem sits for a television interview with Peter Doocy of Fox News at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25, 2026. (Photo by Tia Dufour/DHS)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing mounting criticism, including from some congressional Republicans and moderate Democrats, for her response to a second killing by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
President Donald Trump reiterated his confi dence in Noem Tuesday, but several Republican senators, a group that overwhelmingly voted last year for Noem to lead the Department of…
